Container for the packing of articles



Jan. 24, 1933.

w. JUFFA 1,895,249

CONTAINER FOR THE PACKING OF ARTICLES Filed Feb. 21 .1931

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This invention relates to acontainer for the packing of cylindrical articles of fragile material provided with a foot, especially of measuring, mixing and hydrometer cylin- 5 ders of glass, porcelain and the like. I

Such articles were hitherto packed in wood wool. The layer of wood wool between'the individual articles had to be sufficiently thick, to prevent breakage of the articles under all conditions. Apart from the troublesome and time-wasting work involved and from the dirty and, owing to the dust developed, unhygienic manner of working, the employment of wood wool required a considerable amount of waste space so that only a relatively very small number of articles could be accommodated in a container. Moreover the danger of breakage wasnot absolutely prevented as it wasimpossibleto make the layers of wood wool of absolutely uniform thickness at all points. The result was a certain amount of play for the articles insome places and lossesthrough breakage caused by vibrations during transport. I

These disadvantages are overcome accord:

ing to the invention in a very simple andreliable manner;

. The invention relates to a method of and a container for packing cylindrical articles of fragile material providel with a foot, es-

pecially measuring, mixing and hydrometer cylinders of glass, porcelainand-thelike.

The invention is characterized in that the articles are inserted in two layers in a container provided with partitions and adaped a to be opened 011 both sides'in inserting first half the glasses as first layer, missing every second compartment, after which the feet of the glasses in this first layer are covered on 40 both sides with a perforated insert, the holes of which leave the nonfilled rows "free. The

glasses are then inserted as second layer in the compartments which have been left free, so that the feet of the two'layers are separated by the inserts.

According to one method of packing ac cording to the invention, half the glasses are inserted in two layers only from one side, the first layer being first inserted, one row and filled one compartment being left free, hereup on, after'the feet of the inserted glasses perforated insert, thesecond layer is inserted, in that in the rows left free the compartments are also filled and left free alternately and the glasses of the other half are then also inserted in two layers from the other side. Another method of packing consists in l have been covered with a 7 that first half the glassesfare inserted from s the two sides alternately as first layer, miss ing one row alternately, and after the feet of this first layer have been covered with the inserts on bothsides'the remainingglasses are inserted in a similar manner alternately from the two sides as second layer; y

The container for carrying out themethod according to the invention is characterized in that, in a container'provided with partitions and designedto be opened at both sides,perforated inserts are arranged on both sides for T T F I t covering the first layer of glasses inserted into the con'martments, which. inserts leave free alternately one row and in the rows alternately one compartmentand separate the feet of the'first layer from those of the second layer. Inside the outer walls of the container, that is betweensame and the 'compar'tmentsproper, a narrow space is provided for increasing the protection against external mechanicalinfiuences, said space corresponding to the width of the cylinder feet projecting beyond the outer row of compartments. f'

In the case'of cylinders with an exceptionally' wide foot, as chiefly occurs with very large cylinders, that is when the diameter of the foot is larger than twice the width'of the compartment, the feet of cylinders arranged in one-"layerwo'uld, in the case of compartments provided only a single partition, come into contact or overlap laterally. Inorder to prevent this, specialrows are provided between the individualrows of compartments for cylinders with relatively very wid 'f t the width of these special'rows correspon'ding tothe actual-sizeof thef'eet. 1 V An embodiment-of the invention is illustratedby way of example in the accompanyin drawing,-in which: a

ig. 1 shows 'infront elevation a container according to the invention partly filledlwith cylinders and partly fitted with an insert made of strips.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section on line AB of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 shows a one-piece insert. Fig. 4 shows an insert composed of strips. Fig. .5 is .afront elevation of a container with internal protecting spaces.

*form of "constructio The container a is provided with internal partitions b and adapted to be closed on each side with lids c,'d and e, frespectively. The

According to a second n, illustrated in F 4, the insert is composed of longitudinal strips and transverse strips 70, which are connected 7 p at the points of intersection byclips Z. The

container a is tecting spaces m. The container according to Fig. 5 has further internal protecting spaces a; I

The filling of the container with cylinders is eliected in the cylinders o are first inserted into the compartments 2, 4, 6 etcuof the rows I, III, V. The cylinders 79 are then inserted from the oppo site sideinto the compartments, 1, 3, 5 etc., of the same rows I, III, V. An insert 9 or an insert composed of the-strips i and 7c is then placed on the feet of the cylinders 0 introduced from the first side. The-compartments 1, 3,5 etc. of the rowsII, IV, ,VI are then filled with cylinders and, after the feet of the cylindersfirst inserted have been covered with aninsert, theremaining holes 2, 4, 6 etc. of the rows II, IV, VI etc. are filled with cylinders from the other side. 1 A] number of rowsi-n the vertical and horizontal direction ispreferably selected, divisible by 2,; because in this instance the inserts; can be similarly perforated and the necessary relative; displacement of-the holeson the two sidesis obtained by simply reversing the inserts, whereasif. the number is not divisible by 2, the inserts must be. differen-t,-that is provided with displaced holes.

I claim: 7 1 1. The meansfor a cylindrical stem and a foot portion, said means comprising a conpacking articles having tainer, partitions forming rows of compartments within said container, lids for two sides of saidcontainer, every secondv compartment of every second row receiving a series of articles with their 'foot portions projecting beyond said parti -articles,'said insert being situated'betw'een theioot portions of the first-mentioned series provided with external profollowing manner. Thev laterally projecting longitudinal strips, .means for connecting said longitudinalstrips tions on one side of said'con tainer, intermediate. compartments; of the same-rows receivinga secondseries of artie w an insert having openingsat of articles and the foot portions of a third ing foot portions situated on the first-mentioned side of said container, and a second insert having openings at least equal to the diameter of the stems of the articles and situated between the foot portions of the secondmentioned series of articles and the foot portions of a fourth series of articles situated in intermediate compartments of intermediate rows, the last mentioned series of articles projecting through the openings ofthe sec ond-mentionedinsert and having foot portions situated on the second-mentioned side of said container.

2. The means for packing articles having a cylindrical stem and a laterally projecting foot portion, said means comprising a container, partitions i"orming rows of compartments within said container, lids fortwo sides of said container, every second compartment of every second row receiving a series of articles with their foot portions projecting beiyond said partitions on one side of said container, intermediate compartments of the same rows receiving a second series of arti cles with their foot'portions projecting beyond said partitions on the opposite side of said container, an insert having openings at least equal to the diameter of the stems of the articles, said insert being situated between the foot portions of 'the-first-mentioned series situated between the. foot portions of the ,secw ond mentioned series of articles and the foot; portions of a fourthseries of articles situated in intermediate compartments of intermediate rows, the lastmentioned series of articles projecting through-the openings of the second-mentionedinsert' and having foot portionssituated on the second-mentioned side ofsaid container, said inserts comprising transverse'strips, and

with said transversezstrips; v I In testimony whereof I aifix my signature.

. WILHELM JUFFA.

ch of articles'and the foot-portions of a third 

